Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-28
DR.. Wilson's spool of Thread.

IFS JUST As GOOD A BURGLAR ALARM As A MAN
COULD ASK FOR
From the Pit,sburg Dispatch
There's biz safe IN the closet of DR.. L. I'll. W.
lard's Office and DR.. G.. A Wilson, who mas been
associated with DR.. Willard on the stan Of the
homeopathic Hospital, has been looking after his
practice and Incidentally after his safe. One day
last week DR.. Wilson had occasion 20 put 800, or
some sum OF about that size. in the SAFE and few
hours later CHANGED to discover that $40 OF IL had
disappeared DR.. Wilson IS a modest man, and he
Was rather inclined 10 believe that he had counted
The money wrongly, until on Friday once again
The pile in the safe Ieli aWaE MS time 10 the tune
OF go. DR.. Wilson thought the experimental
stage had gone lar enough aI:d decided 10 Proceed
at once 10 a practical operation, "itE a view to
preserving the SanctltE or the safe The closet
where this solid Institution Is harh0rei j. divIded
from the outer world by a ,Our. Dr. Wilson got Il
spool or thread. tied the thread 90 the door knob
OF the closet, and carried the spool with MIN 10 u
back room mp stalls Inc closet door WAS closed
upon the safe.
DIT wilson put the spool upon chair and s2c
down on tAe bed to wait developments lie also
took OF his shoes and made sure that his six
shooter was in good working order. II was still
broad daylight, tire afternoon sun Sildtd that
little spool OF thread IL lay minute AFTER minute
uIUtiOnless upon the chair. DR.. wilson had not
heard sound In the rest Of the empty mouse, and
IL was without warning Of any kind hat the spool
or thread jumped OF the chair. somebody had
opened tie closet door and the SAFE was being
tan peTed with,
DR. Wilson took anOthe- look at his revolver and
then slipped quietly down the stairs. Dr. VIII
lard'S ONCE has two doors, one opening on 10 the
street the other leading into the house. The first
Is always open, the latter on this occasion was
stealthiy opened by DR.. Wilson He looked into
the room and saw at once that man was calmly
and in leiSurely manner dallytug with the sacred
secrets Of the safe. The door OF the safe was open
and the thief would have had il all bis own way IL
DR.. Wilson had nOc been il the rear with a grim
ming revolver IN his hand There was = painful
SUddenneSS about the question with which DR..
Wilson broke the awkward period OF suspense.
Where did yCu learn the combination" DR..
Wilson colby asked. The Investigator OF safes
looked around. maze a feeble attempt 10 speak,
and with i very White face, concentrated his gaze
OH the revolver. be didn't show a fragment OF
desire 10 argue the question with his ~ or other
WISE 80 DIT. Wilson went over 10 the telep and
asked central 70 call Tor police officer. While the
officer WAS on the way Or. Wilson improved the
occasion by examining his prisoner. lie was not
al ordinary thief. but respectable man or thirty
Or 81 WHO. Ii appears, occupies what people call
position IA society In Allegheny County. lie had
been Il patient OF DR.. WIZARDS, and how he came
~ discover the combination OF he safe can De
guessed. He begged Dr.. Wilson 10 let him go. and
offered 10 pay back all the money he had taken il
spared the publicity OF arrest. He talked well:
anyway, DR. Wilson has Big heart and the result
was that by the time the policeman reached DR..
Wilson's Office his services were not needed